Our multi-disciplinary department conducts research on a wide range of contemporary biological problems. Staff collaborate strongly, generating multi-disciplinary and innovative research funding. This has been recognised in the proliferation of research grants from both government and industry, special research centres and many high-quality research publications.
| Academic Contact | Specific Areas | Study Environments | Study Organisms |
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| Michael Gillings | Genetic diversity, Molecular Evolution | Freshwater, Marine, Temperate forests, Arid zones | Microorganisms, Terrestrial invertebrates |
| Darrell Kemp | Evolutionary genetics, Behaviour and signalling | Forests, Laboratory | Terrestrial invertebrates |
| Sham Nair | Immunology, Genomics | Marine, Terrestrial | Marine invertebrates, Terrestrial invertebrates |
| Adam Stow | Evolutionary Biology, Herpetology | Deserts, Forests | Vertebrates |
| Academic Contact | Specific Areas | Study Environments | Study Organisms |
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| Sinan Ali | Stress Physiology, Protein chemistry | | Humans, Vertebrates |
| Brian Atwell | Plant Biology, Abiotic Stress | Tropics, Forests | Terrestrial plants |
| Andrew Barron | Neuroethology, Cognitive neurobiology | Forests / Farms, Laboratory | Terrestrial invertebrates, Vertebrates |
| Irina Pollard | Human reproduction, Bioscience ethics | | Humans, Vertebrates |
| Phil Taylor | Sexual selection, Nutritional ecology | Forests, Agriculture | Terrestrial invertebrates |
| Jane Williamson | Ecology and behaviour of marine organisms, Climate change | Shallow subtidal, Coastal | Marine invertebrates |
| Melanie Zeppel | Tree physiology, Tree water relations | Forests, Woodlands | Terrestrial plants |
| Academic Contact | Specific Areas | Study Environments | Study Organisms |
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| Andrew Barron | Neuroethology, Cognitive neurobiology | Forests / Farms, Laboratory | Terrestrial invertebrates, Vertebrates |
| Kate Barry | Sexual selection, Sexual conflict, Invertebrate mating systems | Forests, Laboratory | Terrestrial invertebrates |
| Culum Brown | Behavioural ecology, Learning and memory | Freshwater, Marine, Terrestrial | Vertebrates |
| Ken Cheng | Navigation, Learning and memory | Deserts | Terrestrial invertebrates |
| Jennifer Clarke | Animal communication, Social transmission of information | Terrestrial, Woodlands | Vertebrates |
| Chris Evans | Communication, Cognition, Social behaviour, Evolution, Animal welfare | | |
| Simon Griffith | Mating systems and social living, Speciation | Arid Zone, Tropical savanah | Vertebrates |
| Marie Herberstein | Insect Behaviour and Evolution, Signalling Behaviour | Forests | Terrestrial invertebrates |
| Phil Taylor | Sexual selection, Nutritional ecology | Forests, Agriculture | Terrestrial invertebrates |
| Martin Whiting | Lizard behaviour, cognition and evolution, Sexual selection | Deserts, Forests | Vertebrates |
| Academic Contact | Specific Areas | Study Environments | Study Organisms |
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| Andrew Allen | Macroecology, Theoretical ecology | Open ocean, Forests | Phytoplankton, Terrestrial plants |
| Leanne Armand | Phytoplankton ecology, Taxonomy | Southern ocean, Antarctic | Phytoplankton |
| Linda Beaumont | Species ranges, Life cycle changes | Terrestrial | |
| Melanie Bishop | Community ecology, Ecosystem function | Estuaries, Coasts | Marine invertebrates, Aquatic plants |
| Culum Brown | Behavioural ecology, Learning and memory | Freshwater, Marine, Terrestrial | Vertebrates |
| Grant Hose | Ecotoxicology, River and groundwater ecosystems | Rivers, Caves and aquifers | Aquatic invertebrates |
| Lesley Hughes | Plant-animal interactions, Climate change | Forests | Terrestrial invertebrates, Terrestrial plants |
| Matthew Kosnik | Ecology at evolutionary scales, Human impacts on ecological systems | Coral reefs, Marine sediments | Marine invertebrates |
| Caroline Lehmann | Vegetation dynamics, Fire | Global, Tropical | Terrestrial plants |
| Michelle Leishman | Invasive plants, Restoration ecology | Terrestrial vegetation, Riparian | Terrestrial plants |
| Chris Lusk | Ecosystem Ecology, Evolutionary Trade-Offs | Forests | Terrestrial plants |
| Joshua Madin | Coral reef ecology, Biomechanics | Coral reefs, Intertidal | Marine invertebrates |
| Belinda Medlyn | Ecosystem modelling, Plant ecosystem function | Forests | Terrestrial plants |
| David Nipperess | Biodiversity conservation, Biodiversity informatics | Forests, Deserts | Terrestrial invertebrates, Vertebrates |
| Colin Prentice | Biosphere dynamics, Carbon cycle | Terrestrial vegetation | Terrestrial plants |
| Mark Westoby | Plant species adaptations, Vegetation dynamics | Rangelands, Shrublands | Terrestrial plants |
| Jane Williamson | Ecology and behaviour of marine organisms, Climate change | Shallow subtidal, Coastal | Marine invertebrates |
| Ian Wright | Plant trait relationships, Ecological strategies | Forests, Woodlands | Terrestrial plants |
| Melanie Zeppel | Tree physiology, Tree water relations | Forests, Woodlands | Terrestrial plants |
| Academic Contact | Specific Areas | Study Environments | Study Organisms |
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| Andrew Allen | Macroecology, Theoretical ecology | Open ocean, Forests | Phytoplankton, Terrestrial plants |
| John Alroy | Biodiversity, Evolutionary processes | | Vertebrates, Marine invertebrates |
| Kate Barry | Sexual selection, Sexual conflict, Invertebrate mating systems | Forests, Laboratory | Terrestrial invertebrates |
| Glenn Brock | Invertebrate palaeobiology & evolution, Origin and radiation of animals | Ancient marine ecosystems, Marine shelves and reefs | Marine invertebrates |
| Michael Gillings | Genetic diversity, Molecular Evolution | Freshwater, Marine, Temperate forests, Arid zones | Microorganisms, Terrestrial invertebrates |
| Simon Griffith | Mating systems and social living, Speciation | Arid Zone, Tropical savanah | Vertebrates |
| Marie Herberstein | Insect Behaviour and Evolution, Signalling Behaviour | Forests | Terrestrial invertebrates |
| Darrell Kemp | Evolutionary genetics, Behaviour and signalling | Forests, Laboratory | Terrestrial invertebrates |
| Sham Nair | Immunology, Genomics | Marine, Terrestrial | Marine invertebrates, Terrestrial invertebrates |
| James Valentine | Invertebrate palaeobiology and evolution, Extinction events | Ancient marine ecosystems | Marine invertebrates |
| Mark Westoby | Plant species adaptations, Vegetation dynamics | Rangelands, Shrublands | Terrestrial plants |
| Martin Whiting | Lizard behaviour, cognition and evolution, Sexual selection | Deserts, Forests | Vertebrates |
| Ian Wright | Plant trait relationships, Ecological strategies | Forests, Woodlands | Terrestrial plants |
| Academic Contact | Specific Areas | Study Environments | Study Organisms |
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| John Alroy | Biodiversity, Evolutionary processes | | Vertebrates, Marine invertebrates |
| Glenn Brock | Invertebrate palaeobiology & evolution, Origin and radiation of animals | Ancient marine ecosystems, Marine shelves and reefs | Marine invertebrates |
| Matthew Kosnik | Ecology at evolutionary scales, Human impacts on ecological systems | Coral reefs, Marine sediments | Marine invertebrates |
| James Valentine | Invertebrate palaeobiology and evolution, Extinction events | Ancient marine ecosystems | Marine invertebrates |
| Academic Contact | Specific Areas | Study Environments | Study Organisms |
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| Leanne Armand | Phytoplankton ecology, Taxonomy | Southern ocean, Antarctic | Phytoplankton |
| Linda Beaumont | Species ranges, Life cycle changes | Terrestrial | |
| Sandy Harrison | Paleoclimatology and palaeoenvironments, Climate Change and Land-atmosphere interactions | Global, Regional | Terrestrial plants |
| Lesley Hughes | Plant-animal interactions, Climate change | Forests | Terrestrial invertebrates, Terrestrial plants |
| Joshua Madin | Coral reef ecology, Biomechanics | Coral reefs, Intertidal | Marine invertebrates |
